Once a year it is called "Come to the greenhouse" in the Netherlands, and this year it was that time again at the beginning of April. On 1 and 2 April, during the 45th edition of the annual "Kom in de kas" event, a total of 160,000 interested people visited 121 greenhouse farms in
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For the seventh time, the company was honoured with the "Prize for Longstanding Product Quality" by the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society) Test Centre for Food, according to the DLG.The company award stands for consistent striving for quality and is only awarded if
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After five months in an upward trend, the recovery in consumer sentiment weakened in April. This is the result of the current consumer barometer of the German Retail Association (HDE). According to this, the index remained almost at the level of the previous month. read more

Last year, a total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of 1.036 billion US dollars were exported from Peru. While this represents an 11 % increase in volume, it also represents an 11 % decrease in value. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, this is due to the strong decline in the
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In recent weeks, the total of 430 producer companies of the Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) have reacted with clear approval to the integration plans into the structures of BelOrta, reports the Flemish agricultural information service 'Vlaams infocentrum land- en tuinbouw' (vilt.be). read more

The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian grapes by the end of the year. This was announced by the president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas), Guilherme Coelho. As reported by fruitnet.com, Coelho and Agriculture Minister Carlos
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(Transport) packaging plays a central role in the global exchange of goods and in global supply chains. Because no goods can start their journey badly or even unpacked. It has to protect its valuable commodity while meeting the most diverse requirements - from
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Last year, a total of 57,160 t of carrots were harvested in the open in Saxony-Anhalt. This was reported by the State Statistical Office on the occasion of Carrot Day on 4 April. read more

In Hanover, Science Minister Falko Mohrs presented the partners in the network with a funding notification for 9 million euros from the "zukunft.niedersachsen" programme. The funding will be used to support the University of Göttingen, the Foundation of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (TiHo) and the German Research Center for
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Because growing pomegranates is not a lucrative business and there are more interesting alternatives such as grapes, avocados, blueberries and other crops, production is being stopped in the Ica region, reports agraria.pe with reference to the president of the consulting firm Inform@cción,
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The Federal Organic Farming Competition (BWÖL) is starting the next round. Until 30 June 2023, forward-looking farms can apply that have proven themselves in practice with innovative concepts, for example in the field of animal husbandry, nature and resource conservation or energy management.
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The first early potatoes have been planted in the Palatinate, Bavaria and the Lower Rhine. By the time of the new harvest, the farms of the Bio-Kartoffel-Erzeuger e.V. (Organic Potato Growers Association), an interest group of 240 farms nationwide with organic potato and onion cultivation, can again grow enough domestic
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In view of the complex situation for organic apples in Europe, representatives of the associations of apple producers in France and Italy agreed in a meeting to set up a working group. read more

As the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMEL) clarifies in its answer to a small question by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, the Federal Government has not advocated a "waiver of punishment", an "exemption from punishment" or an "area exemption in the criminal law" for the
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This year's edition of the Freshfel Europe Consumer Monitor shows that average O+G consumption in the EU increased to 364.58 g/day/capita in 2021, up 2.19% from 2020 and 1.27% above the average of the past five years. This
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According to official information, the phytosanitary protocol for the export of Spanish almonds and persimmons to China was signed during the visit of the Spanish government president Pedro Sánchez to Beijing (week 13). read more

The quality management departments of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector will not run out of work. For in addition to routine business such as checking ripeness and other quality characteristics, more and more tasks from the area of sustainability monitoring are being added. read more

"Almost three and a half years ago, we received permission from the city of Oberhausen to build our Edeka central warehouse. Together we laid the foundation for tangible structural change here at the Waldteich. Now we are reaching the next milestone and developing the
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The change at the top of the BayWa AG Group has been completed. Marcus Pöllinger took over as Chairman of the company's Board of Management on 1 April. At the same time, Dr. Marlen Wienert moved to the BayWa Board of Management, which now consists of Marcus Pöllinger, Dr. Marlen Wienert, Andreas Helber and Reinhard Wolf.
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The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) sees a need for readjustment of the planned EU Packaging Regulation. In particular, the implementation requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises are critically assessed. read more